The Exterminator by Burroughs, William and Brion Gysin - 1960

San Francisco:: Dave Haselwood Books, 1967.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Good condition;. 8vo (9 inches tall) . Description: From the publisher's blurb: ''William Burroughs in this his latest work has thrown away all traces of a polite regard for the sacred cows of narrative fiction. In The Exterminator, pieces of his earlier writing, magazine and newspaper articles, headlines and catch phrases of the day are cut up, scrambled and thrown at the reader, or rather, sprayed at him in the same way a machine gun sprays its target. Almost nothing remains in a narrative context; everything is anatomized and forced to exist in an agonized truce. Chessman, viruses, sex, narcotics, and many other concerns of Burroughs scramble together commenting on one another simply by their proximity. The effect is like being turned loose in someone's unconscious, the manifestations are various but they all carry the quality of one man. Brion Gysin contributed the poems and calligraphy which finally 'rub… Read More

San Francisco:: Dave Haselwood Books,. Very Good. 1967. Paperback. First edition thus (paperback). Moderate rubbing to covers, else very good in blue, printed wraps. ; 51 pages .

[San Francisco:] The Auerhahn Press, 1960. 51, [1]pp. Sm. 8vo. Wrappers printed in red, green, and black. Illustrations. Light foxing and mild creases to covers; close to very good. First edition of this early Burroughs title printed in ~1000 copies.

San Francisco: The Auerhahn Press, 1960. Paperback. 51p., limited edition 1/1000, first edition trade paperback; the covers somewhat foxed, interior clean; faint tobacco scent. Ultimate cut-up book.

Dave Haselwood Books, 1967. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Second edition. 8 vo. 32 leaves. Originally published by The Auerhahn Press in 1960. Blue wrappers with a white calligraphy design with the title and author names in red. Contents and collation are identical to the original. Published in a run of approximately 1,000 copies priced at $1.50. A little rubbing to the front panel, creasing to the spine, and a chip to the bottom right corner of the front cover. Very good. Signed by WSB on the title page. Uncommon. Ref: Maynard and Miles.